Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Telephone Call-box
Laugharne Township, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 13 May 1988
- Town
- Laugharne
- Community
- Laugharne Township
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.77172, -4.46254
- Cadw reference
- 9736
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Midway along the street. On the pavement in front of the Congregational Chapel.
History
K-6 type square, red kiosk of cast-iron construction to the standard design of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of London. Designed introduced by GPO in 1936; this example made by the Saracen Foundry. Glasgow was probably installed after Second World War.
Exterior
Domed roof with 4 lunettes containing embossed crowns over red lettered opals and ventilation slits. Raised surrounds to sides and door with marginal glazing bars to horizontal panels. Blank rear, moulded plinth, modernised telephone equipment.
Reason for designation
Included for group vale in this specially fine Conservation area location.
Nearby in the register
- MinervaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Osbourne HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Redford HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gainsford HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.